Buried in the lower-left corner of page A14 in both publications:
"Rice ordered to testify on lobbyists' role" by Matt Apuzzo/Associated Press November 3, 2007
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and some of President Bush's top foreign policy advisers must testify about their conversations with pro-Israel lobbyists, a federal judge ruled yesterday in a trial over the misuse of classified information.
Two former American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobbyists accused of passing classified information to an Israeli official and the press.
They argue, however, that the US regularly uses the pro-Israel group to send back-channel communications to others.
They say that Rice will be able to verify that unofficial but sanctioned role.
Lobbyists Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman subpoenaed Rice; the national security adviser, Stephen Hadley; the deputy national security adviser, Elliott Abrams; and a dozen others to testify.
Prosecutors unsuccessfully challenged the subpoenas.
If the officials ultimately testify, the trial in federal court in suburban Alexandria, Va., could offer a behind-the-scenes look at the way US foreign policy is crafted."
Well let's see, shall we?
"Defense May Seek U.S. Testimony in Secrets Case" by PHILIP SHENON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — A federal judge on Friday ordered Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Stephen J. Hadley, the national security adviser, to be ready to testify as defense witnesses at the trial of two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of receiving secret national security information.
The judge, T. S. Ellis III of Federal District Court in Alexandria, Va., agreed with defense lawyers that Ms. Rice, Mr. Hadley and several other government officials could be subpoenaed because they might help the defendants demonstrate that they were engaged in traditional “back channel” lobbying — not in espionage — in their contacts with the government over Middle East policy.
AIPAC is RUNNING THIS GOVERNMENT'S FOREIGN POLICY!!!
No doubt about it!
Justice Department officials who are overseeing the prosecution had no immediate comment on the judge’s ruling or on whether they might appeal the decision. The State Department also declined to comment. The trial in the case is scheduled to begin in January, although a delay is considered likely.
If it ever even goes to trial!
I wouldn't expect to hear much about it in the Zionist press either way!
The defendants, Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman, former lobbyists for the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or Aipac, have pleaded not guilty, and their prosecution under the 90-year-old Espionage Act has caused alarm among other lobbyists, policy groups and reporters who trade in information about national security issues.
Did you notice that Weissman's specialty was IRAN?!?!
And national security is a "trade" now, huh?
This is sick journalism right here!!
A defense lawyer, Abbe Lowell, welcomed the judge’s ruling on behalf of both defendants:
“Our clients’ conduct was lawful and completely consistent with how the U.S. government dealt with Aipac and other foreign policy groups. We are gratified that the judge has agreed that the defense has the right to prove these points by calling the secretary of state and all of these other government officials as our witnesses.”
Judge Ellis noted that many issues in the case were classified, and he did not indicate what questions might be asked of Ms. Rice and the other current and former officials who face subpoenas, including Richard L. Armitage, a former deputy secretary of state, and Paul D. Wolfowitz, a former deputy defense secretary.
The ruling noted:
"[The former lobbyists had asserted that] Aipac played an important role in U.S. foreign policy and that U.S. government officials routinely conveyed sensitive, nonpublic information to them and others within Aipac with the expectation that Aipac employees would further disclose the information to their co-workers, foreign government officials, members of the media and any other individual who could use it to advance U.S. foreign policy development.”
That about says it all, doesn't it, readers?
So why are Walt/Mearsheimer being attacked?
Here's a bit more:
AIPAC
Clean Break
PNAC
